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Chapelle Appliances sells dishwashers for $ 1,200 each, which includes a 2-year warranty that requires the company to perform periodic services and to replace defective parts. During 2020, Chapelle sold 600 dishwashers on account. Based on experience, the company has estimated the total 2-year warranty costs at $ 40 for parts and $ 75 for labour. (Assume sales all occur at December 31, 2020.)
In 2021, Chapelle Company incurred actual warranty costs relative to 2020 dishwasher sales of $ 4,000 for parts and $ 7,500 for labour.
Required:
Using the expense warranty approach (assurance-type warranty), prepare the entries to reflect all the above transactions for 2020 and 2021.
Assume that the company uses the ‘service-type warranty approach, and estimates that the value of the 2-year warranty for the dishwasher is $150. Record all entries for 2020 and 2021. Assume any warranty expenditures are expected to be incurred evenly over the two-year warranty period.
1. Using the expense warranty approach (assurance-type warranty), prepare the entries to reflect all the above transactions for 2020 and 2021.
2. Assume that the company uses the ‘service-type warranty approach, and estimates that the value of the 2-year warranty for the dishwasher is $150. Record all entries for 2020 and 2021. Assume any warranty expenditures are expected to be incurred evenly over the two-year warranty period.